Fate tugged on Superman's cape Sunday afternoon and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry proved that even he can have a mere mortal moment on a basketball court.
With the Warriors leading 126-121 and having the ball with 42.4 seconds to go, facing pressure from the Sacrament Kings defense Curry inexplicably called a timeout when the team did not have one.
Curry then missed a 2-point floater from the foul line, giving the Kings a chance to steal a victory but Harrison Barnes jumper clanked off the rim and Golden State came away a winner. "I knew we challenged but I didn't realize when we lost the challenge that we didn't have any time-outs left," Curry explained after the game."I know Coach mentioned, he took the blame for it, as I ain't going to lie, I thought it was the smartest play in the world when I got the ball, turnaround and saw the trap, realized there was no real outlets instead of turning it over.
"We took the challenge and when the challenge was unsuccessful, as we were exiting the huddle, it's on me," Kerr told reporters."I've got to remind the guys, we're out of time-outs and I didn't say that, and so Steph wasn't aware. That's on me for not making that clear.
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